When Mette Frederiksen called upon a general election, the parties’ press departments got busy arranging trips where the candidates “get out into reality” to meet the voters and preferably in surroundings that look good in pictures.
Big machines draw attention
The Fehmarn construction site draws a lot of attention with its large machines, and the candidates flock to Rødbyhavn. Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofoed (S) has visited, Pia Kjærsgaard (DF) has announced her arrival, and recently Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) was at the site herself in the company of local candidate Kasper Roug (S) and others.
Cool to show off
– It is one of the world’s largest buildings, and you see the gigantic halls and the huge construction site. It’s obvious why you want to show that because it’s exciting, and it’s great to be able to show off: “This is what we do on Lolland”. It is also great for Denmark that we are good at building permanent connections, says Kasper Roug, who adds that the construction not only looks good but also has a political dimension.
Symbol of cooperation
– The construction site symbolises that we can collaborate and create something across the old parties. Once we set our mind to something, we can do it even though there have always been outside parties who think it is a bad idea. But especially the old centre parties have always been able to create something together, he says.
The element factory in play
And even if the construction is already a reality, there will also be something to discuss for the upcoming danish parliament. It will be about the decision to preserve the element factory. And locally, people are concerned with the possibility of being able to build hotels near the coast.
Lolland is getting bigger
The latter will require the coastal protection line to move out when the excavated material makes Lolland bigger. – The question is whether the coastal protection line should follow the new coast. Of course, it has to since it means a lot regarding tourism, new construction, and the development of Rødbyhavn. And this is something that I believe is an important cause to work for. I don’t feel that there is full support for it, but we must convince as much as possible and convince a new government that it is something we must have implemented, says Kasper Roug.
